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From: David Martin
To: Orchid Talk List
Subject: Phalaenopsis phillipinensis
Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2010 14:35
Here's a photograph of my Phal phillipinensis. I mounted it on a long
piece of bark to see how long the roots would grow. They have grown up
one side and down the other approx 5 feet 150cm long. The plant is on
the other side but the spike went over the back away from the light. I
lost about a dozen flowers due to bud blast even though there was
supplementary lighting. I find that this plant always suffers from bud
blast but another phillipinensis hasn't lost a single flower.
David
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From: David Martin
To: Orchid Talk List
Subject: Emailing: 007
Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2010 14:50
Hello Norma,
I mounted all of the Bulbo's on this long piece of bark. I used the
stapler very successfully and they are rigidly held. I put the moss on
first and stapled through it and yet the plants look half buried, BUT,
they aren't. I don't care if Henry or Jo don't like two different plants
on one mount that's their tough luck.
David
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From: John J. Rupp
To: Orchid Talk List
Subject: Re: [OrchidTalk] Phalaenopsis phillipinensis
Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2010 19:15
David,
Great picture − the Phal and all the others alongside. One might
conclude that the extensive/long roots and the good flower production
indicate the Phals prefer mounting. Something to consider.
I am curious about your statement "the spike went over the back away
from the light." Was there perhaps a strong light source behind the
mount? My Phals always send their spikes to the light, and I have a
terrible time getting vertical spikes as I usually cannot get any light
directly over the plants.
John R
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From: Roger Grier
To: Orchid Talk List
Subject: David's plants.
Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2010 19:30
Hi David,
What some excellent Phallys you have there. A question for you please. What is the lowest temperature in that greenhouse where you grow those plants? And 'looking around' at the side and back of your main subjects show that you sure have some excellent plants. And may I add for my own reference.............plenty of space between plants. I have found to my detriment that having so many plants squeezed in my greenhouse, partially due to rescued plants and plants that people have given me as they had given up on them, that it will be better to have more room between plants.
And as for your comment: I don't care if Henry or Jo don't like two different plants on one mount that's their tough luck.
I think I know who you are talking about and I could not agree more. Having had the greatest of pleasure to look down from a great height at a tree laden with plants, orchids, bromeliads etc. in Costa Rica, I can say that that's the way they grow in their natural state. What's the matter with some people? Can't they be just ordinary and/or natural.
I have just swapped a couple of E-mails with someone on the subject of our Wild Orchids. This person came up with a new word.......Hyperchromic......which when I asked means........more colour than normal. Whatever that is supposed to mean to your normal person???
This person then told me that they had encountered a wait for it.................a Hyperchromic Heath Spotted orchid............in my Native New Forest. What a load of cobblers!!!
If people would only learn to speak 'our' language they would be accepted so much quicker, rather than not at all.
One final thing David, a Paph that I have growing just in my granite chippings is in spike.........watch this space.
Cheers, Rodge.
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From: nancy
To: Orchid Talk List
Subject: Re: [OrchidTalk] Phalaenopsis phillipinensis
Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2010 22:15
A very nice display, David!
Regards − Nancy
"Humor is reason gone mad."
-------- Groucho Marx
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From: David Martin
To: Orchid Talk List
Subject: Re: [OrchidTalk] David's plants.
Date: Tue, 23 Feb 2010 16:25
Hello Rodge,
I keep the temperature at 19C so it varies from 17.5 to 21C. They seem to be quite happy although a slightly higher temperature might be better.
I know you don't like moss on the mounts but those Bulbophyllums like a moist compost and I can't spend all day spraying. I think I will cover the other side with some more Bulbo's that should make some space on the staging. Should look attractive if more than one flowers at the same time.
Can't wait to see your Paph.
Cheers
David
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From: David Martin
To: Orchid Talk List
Subject: Re: [OrchidTalk] Phalaenopsis phillipinensis
Date: Tue, 23 Feb 2010 17:25
Hello John,
I have quite a few mounted Phals mostly of the small / miniature type. They
seem to grow better with stronger roots. If I go away for a few days in the
Summer I tie some sphagnum moss over the roots to hold a bit more moisture.
The phillipinensis seems to grow better mounted than my other one in a pot,
a few six inch roots can't compete with five foot ones, also the growing tip
can be at least an inch long when growing strongly and they become very flat
against the mount.
The plant is on the opposite side to the flowers and can't be seen. I hung
a supplementary light this Winter, as it's been so dark, between the mount
and the rear wall where the small plants are hanging, all the spikes have
gone towards the light except that one. Maybe the daylight was strong enough
to influence the direction of growth.
By the way, my other phillipinensis has only about ten flowers on the spike
and the plants are the same size. I think when they have finished flowering
I will mount the other one on the same piece of bark as there's plenty of
room.
David
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From: Dennis Read
To: Orchid Talk List
Subject: Oncidium/Odontoglossum?
Date: Sat, 27 Feb 2010 11:30
The last OSGB Journal advised of a massive change in the Oncidium and Odontoglossum alliances basically putting all the two alliances into Oncidium as also advised to this forum by Geoff.
I was expecting an article in The Orchid Review but it has just arrived and no mention.
Was it an elaborate joke because if so it caught me. Comments Please
Regards
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From: Geoffrey Hands
To: Orchid Talk List
Subject: Re: [OrchidTalk] Oncidium/Odontoglossum?
Date: Sat, 27 Feb 2010 19:20
See page 52, Dennis − Book Reviews − 'Genera Orchidacearum Vol 5,
Epidendroidea (Part two)'. which is where the OSDGB piece came from I think
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."oncidinae is the most complex − and the most controversial. Several
well-known names , notably Odontoglossum,Cochlioda and . have been put into
synonymy with Oncidium." − there is also mention in the review of the
changes introduced in Vol 4 where Cattleya now includes almost everything
we knew as Laelia and Sophronitis too.
It's a whole page review, by Isobyl la Croix.
I agree that one would have expected to find this in the Orchid Review, and
Book Review would not be the place I would have thought of looking , but
there it is.and since this is the source, probably the right place, too.
Geoff
Ps I have noted and try to follow − your need for a black colour and a
reasonable size type-face, but my system ( now Windows 7/Microsoft
Office/Word/Office Standard 2007 − formerly Vista with the same programmes)
keeps jumping back to Colibri, 11point, pale blue − and I can't find how to
reset the defaults. any-one know ?
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From: Dennis Read
To: Orchid Talk List
Subject: Re: [OrchidTalk] Oncidium/Odontoglossum?
Date: Sun, 28 Feb 2010 09:10
Thanks Geoff, I'll have amother read,
Your type face is coming through in black and white. Maybe our leader is altering it?
Regards
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From: Tricia Garner
To: Orchid Talk List
Subject: Re: [OrchidTalk] Oncidium/Odontoglossum?
Date: Sun, 28 Feb 2010 17:15
Not guilty, Squire. It shows black on white here too. A mystery!
--
Tricia
One nice thing about egotists: They don't talk about other people.
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From: Geoffrey Hands
To: Orchid Talk List
Subject: Re: [OrchidTalk] Oncidium/Odontoglossum?
Date: Sun, 28 Feb 2010 19:05
You misunderstood, I altered it myself ; its just a nuisance to have to do it every time I finish an e-mail .otherwise it looks like this
Geoff
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From: John J. Rupp
To: Orchid Talk List
Subject: Re: [OrchidTalk] Oncidium/Odontoglossum?
Date: Sun, 28 Feb 2010 21:20
Geoff,
I had the same issues with MS Word, and just recently found how to
change these defaults, which were the same as yours.
Press the F1 key to acces Word's help, then enter "default font" in the
search box. The procedure is summarized here.
On the "Home" tab, click on the "Font Dialog Box Launcher" (the tiny,
barely visible icon at the far right of the box saying Font), and then
click the Font tab if it does not come automatically. Select the options
that you want to apply to the default font, such as font style and font
size, and color. Click "Default", and then click "Yes".
This did work for me, and I am much happier. Good Luck
John R
